The upper house of Oireachtas is located inside Leinster House, the same building as Dáil Eireann Counting is under way for nominees to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament ...

In the December 1918 general election, the Sinn Féin party won 73 of the 105 Westminster seats allocated to Ireland. As a number of Sinn Féin candidates contested – and won – in more than ...

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Micheál Martin, who was poised to be elected as Ireland's new Taoiseach today, slammed the chaotic Dáil proceedings as a "subversion of the Irish Constitution." ...

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is to become Taoiseach for the second time on Wednesday as the Dáil meets to confirm him and his new Cabinet.Once Mr Martin is confirmed as Taoiseach-elect by the ...

A shouting match erupted inside the Dáil Éireann (Irish parliament) in a row over opposition speaking rights which eventually led to a failure to elect Ireland’s next taoiseach (prime minister).

The Seanad holds 60 members, 11of them are nominated by the taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and 49 are elected. It sits in Leinster House in Dublin, the same building as Dáil Eireann (lower house).